A People's Calendar

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Jackson State Killings (1970)May 14th, 1970

On this day in 1970, a confrontation began between Jackson State University students and local police, leading to the police opening fire on the crowd, firing more than 460 shots, killing two youths and wounding a dozen more.

Image: Two students at Jackson State peer from a window that was shot out by police on campus in May 1970. Jack Thornell/AP [npr.org]

Jesse Gray (1923 - 1988)May 14th, 1923

Jesse Gray, born on this day in 1923, was an activist in Harlem who organized tenants against NYC slumlords. In 1963, Gray and tenants brought rats, both dead and alive, from their housing directly to the Manhattan Civil Court. They won.

Image: Jesse Gray (left) and others displaying rats found in Harlem tenant buildings in 1964 [blackpast.org]

Birthdays

Tenant

Protests

Kurt Eisner (1867 - 1919)May 14th, 1867

Kurt Eisner, born on this day in 1867, was a German socialist revolutionary and radical journalist who was assassinated by a far-right nationalist while serving as head of the People's State of Bavaria.

Image: A photograph of Kurt Eisner, taken in late October/early November 1918 after his discharge from prison on October 14th. Photo by radical photographer Germaine Krull. [Wikipedia]

Magnus Hirschfeld (1868 - 1935)May 14th, 1868

Magnus Hirschfeld, born on this day in 1868, was a German physician, sexologist, and feminist whose books were burned by the Nazis. His work was among the earliest advocacy for homosexual and transgender rights in the modern period.

Image: German sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld in 1932 [Wikipedia]

Birthdays

Queer

Fascism